ABSTRACT
Chemical imbalances in the body have already been shown to influence behavior. Such imbalances are also and frequently the result of bad diet and can sometimes be rectified by correcting that diet. This chapter, therefore, will consider the effect of diet on behavior and on criminal behavior. Types of food, the body’s ways of processing it, and sensitivities to food additives vary widely from person to person. Many people are allergic to some dietary components, and this alone can affect behavior. This variation between people is often biologically based, although the trigger, the food, is environmental. The objectives of this chapter are to consider various dietary components and to examine their effect on the body and subsequent behavior, with a view to finding if there are effects of diet on criminogenic behavior.
